OutSupport, for community outreach, education and advocacy efforts that promote the health and equality of LGBTQ+ people in Medina and surrounding communities, $2,000

PFLAG Akron, for community outreach programs, including self-defense classes for LGBTQ+ youth and speaking engagements at schools, churches and businesses, $2,000

Plexus Education Foundation, to support networking events and educational programs for the LGBTQ+ business community and allies, $2,000

Rape Crisis Center, to support outreach to LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic or sexual violence, $1,500

Summa Health, to support the inaugural LGBTQ+ Healthcare Summit, which will highlight health disparities specific to the LGBTQ+ community and train local physicians to provide inclusive care for their patients, $10,000

Summit Artspace, to create a traveling art installation by Shane Wynn that shines a light on the alarming rate of LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, $8,000

Akron Children’s Hospital, to support the hospital’s new Center for Gender Affirming Medicine, which offers comprehensive care for transgender youth, including gender-affirming hormone therapy, mental health care, and social work services, $5,000

Akron Civic Theatre, to support the Millennial Theatre Project, which engages underrepresented young adults in theater productions, including those in the LGBTQ+ community, $2,500

Community AIDS Network/Akron Pride Initiative, to support the annual Game Change Conference at Kent State University, which educates local social workers, teachers and health care workers about the specific needs of the LGBTQ+ community, $1,000

Domestic Violence Project Inc., to support a one-day training seminar that educates local law enforcement officers, attorneys, social workers, housing providers and clergy members about critical issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community, including trauma, mental illness, addiction, intimate partner violence, and more, $1,000

Equality Ohio Education Fund, to advocate for nondiscrimination protections for Akron’s LGBTQ+ community and to create a citywide culture of inclusion through outreach and education, $2,000

Equitas Health, to support HIV testing and prevention education through targeted outreach to gay and bisexual men in Summit County, particularly in the African-American community, $4,000

Jewish Family Service of Akron Ohio, for "Reaching Akron’s Silent Generation," a program that provides education, counseling and social support for LGBTQ+ senior citizens, $2,500

Magical Theatre Company, to increase awareness about the Nazi persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals during the Holocaust through the production of "The Diary of Anne Frank," as well as post-show discussions with students about discriminations the LGBTQ+ community still faces today, $1,000

TransOhio Inc., to provide free legal clinics to help people in the transgender community file petitions to change their name and gender on legal documents, $3,000

Weathervane Community Playhouse, to advance the community dialogue about gender identity development in children through a production of "A Kid Like Jake" and a free workshop for education professionals, $2,000

Community AIDS Network, to support a conference that educates local social workers, teachers and health care workers about the needs of the LGBTQ+ community, and to create a digital directory of LGBTQ-friendly service providers in Northeast Ohio, $6,000

Community AIDS Network, for the Teen Pride Network, a collaboration with the Akron chapter of PFLAG that offers positive social support and activities for LGBTQ+ youth who feel isolated in their school, home or community, $2,600

Community AIDS Network, for a one-day conference at the University of Akron that explores LGBTQ+ issues in sports and culture, with a particular focus on LGBTQ+ elder, youth and transgender issues, $5,000

Friends of 91.3, to broadcast anti-bullying messages on KIDJAM! radio in Akron Public Schools, $2,400

Fusion Magazine, for a marketing campaign that will expand the reach of Kent State University’s award-winning, student-produced publication, which strives to unify people of different backgrounds and orientations, $3,000

Violet’s Cupboard Inc., for safer sex packets for people with HIV, $1,250

Weathervane Community Playhouse Inc., for the production of "Breaking the Code," a play about Alan Turing, an English mathematician who helped secure a victory in World War II by breaking the German cipher but was later prosecuted for his homosexuality, $3,500